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  1. Re:Was this a good thing? on New Moxie Marlinspike Tool Cracks Crypto Passwords · · Score: 1

    This cartoon explains his reasoning better

    http://www.adequacy.org/stories/2001.12.21.195051.13.html

  2. Re:Here we go! on Peter Jackson Announces Third Hobbit Movie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey that gives me an idea.

    You could turn the Scouring of the Shire into an action movie. Nicolas Cage could play Frodo, Amber Heard could play his love interest.

  3. Re:the email add. was out there. on Twitter Boots Critic of NBC For Tweeting Exec's Email Address · · Score: 1

    Hay guyz. Blue Stone's work phone number is 555-XXXX. His boss's work phone number is 555-XXXX. Also his home phone number is 555-XXXX and his address is XXXX.

    Wouldn't it be a shame if everyone tried to call/visit him/his boss/his family to complain about him?

  4. Re:Picnic Basket on ScummVM 1.5.0 'Picnic Basket' Released · · Score: 1

    Most of that is going to be fixed in Masturbating Monkey, though admittedly broken again in Wanking Wunderclown.

  5. Names on Ebola Outbreak Kills 13 In Uganda · · Score: 0

    Shitheed will finally beat E'bo'Lah on the popular names stakes.

  6. Re:Strange comments ... on John Romero's Doomy View On Android and Ouya · · Score: 0

    Don't call him guy, buddy.

  7. Re:Strange comments ... on John Romero's Doomy View On Android and Ouya · · Score: 1

    is Wikipedia bio suggests he changes gaming studios and wives about as often as he changes underwear.

    Well the ad did say he's make you his bitch.

  8. Re:Kickstarter is such a stupid idea on Why We Should Remain Skeptical of the Ouya Android Console · · Score: 1

    That is, all members of staff (except the cleaners!) are partners and have a say in how the company is run.

    Even Athens had a slave class.

  9. Re:Unfortunately, Nokia has no Steve Jobs on It Costs $450 In Marketing To Make Someone Buy a $49 Nokia Lumia · · Score: 2

    X Windows killer application has already been ported to Android.

  10. Re:What is/are the race of the attackers? on Man Physically Assaulted At McDonald's For Wearing Digital Eye Glasses · · Score: 2

    "Anyone who clings to the historically untrue - and thoroughly immoral - doctrine that "violence never solves anything" I would advise to conjure up the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte and of the Duke of Wellington and let them debate it. The ghost of Hitler could referee, and the jury might well be the Dodo, the Great Auk, and the Passenger Pigeon. Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms"

  11. Goddamnit on Sony's Thermal Sheet Good As Paste For CPU Cooling · · Score: 1

    I just ordered a 5000ml tube of Arctic Diamond paste which I figured would keep me going for a lifetime.

  12. Re:Maniacs, all maniacs on Hans Reiser Sued By Own Kids For $15 Million · · Score: 1

    It's funny how all you Linux advocates claim you can't work a Windows machine, but Linux is no problem. Even though the majority who've tried Linux have clearly come to the exact opposite conclusion if you look at its flat market share.

  13. Re:why not read the source? on Trying to Untangle Anarchist Attacks On Scientists · · Score: 1

    Khipu's endorsement is pretty important. I believe he was a Pharaoh in the IV dynasty or thereabouts. Around the time of Khufu I'd say.

  14. Re:Anarchy is a conspiracy... on Trying to Untangle Anarchist Attacks On Scientists · · Score: 1

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/dec/04/jonhenley

    A 76-year-old retired Dutch maths teacher described yesterday how for more than 25 years he was feted by communist leaders around the world as the inspired head of a radical Marxist-Leninist party that never, in fact, existed.
    As Chris Petersen, head of the supposedly 600-member Marxist-Leninist party of the Netherlands, Pieter Boevé travelled to Beijing more than two dozen times and met Mao Zedong. He was also welcomed with open arms in Albania by Enver Hoxha, and in the eastern bloc capitals of Europe.

    "In fact we had at most a dozen members, none of whom had the faintest idea of the truth," Mr Boevé said yesterday from his home in the seaside resort of Zandvoort. "The whole thing was a hoax, set up by the secret services to learn all they could about what was going on in Marxist Peking."

    The Mao regime was so impressed by the revolutionary zeal of Mr Petersen/Boevé and his MLPN that it gave him regular briefings on the chairman's latest thinking at the Chinese mission in The Hague. Beijing even funded the non-existent party's newspaper, De Kommunist, which was written entirely by Dutch secret service (BVD) agents.

  15. Re:Least stable on Trying to Untangle Anarchist Attacks On Scientists · · Score: 1

    A bunch of arrogant power-hungry cars who all want to be the one who is in charge. Then when a chance arises for somecar to be in charge, they all ram each other off the road and into the canyon to be the one.

  16. Re:Just a label. on Trying to Untangle Anarchist Attacks On Scientists · · Score: 1

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_on_violence

    A monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force (sometimes referred to as the state's monopoly on violence) is the conception of the state expounded by Max Weber in Politics as a Vocation. According to Weber, the state is that entity which "upholds the claim to the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force in the enforcement of its order."

  17. Re:Maniacs, all maniacs on Hans Reiser Sued By Own Kids For $15 Million · · Score: 1

    There's something very wrong with your Win7 box?

  18. Re:Maniacs, all maniacs on Hans Reiser Sued By Own Kids For $15 Million · · Score: 1

    Not to mention the article I linked to ended with a reference to "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" by Eric S. Raymond.

    And the whole thing is an well known troll of Linux advocates, basically full of 'mistakes' like this.

  19. Re:Say what you like about Hans Reiser on Hans Reiser Sued By Own Kids For $15 Million · · Score: 1

    I switched to btrfs - Beater File System.

  20. Re:Maniacs, all maniacs on Hans Reiser Sued By Own Kids For $15 Million · · Score: -1, Troll

    Open source versus closed source is not an indication of a trust in a persons professional capacity or ethics. To try to say that this man's mental state is any way indicative of all mental states of open source developers is just offensive and stupid.

    Yeah, but Open Source is all based on the idea of the Cathedral (bad) and the Bizarre(good). I don't know about you, but as a good Christian mom I rather like cathedrals and I filter out the bizarre using AOL Family Filter Pro.

    This preference for "the bizarre" shows the twisted mentality of these software Communists. Read this article here and enlighten yourself

    http://www.adequacy.org/stories/2001.12.2.42056.2147.html

    1. Has your son asked you to change ISPs?

    Most American families use trusted and responsible Internet Service Providers, such as AOL. These providers have a strict "No Hacking" policy, and take careful measures to ensure that your internet experience is enjoyable, educational and above all legal. If your child is becoming a hacker, one of his first steps will be to request a change to a more hacker friendly provider.

    I would advise all parents to refuse this request. One of the reasons your son is interested in switching providers is to get away from AOL's child safety filter. This filter is vital to any parent who wants his son to enjoy the internet without the endangering him through exposure to "adult" content. It is best to stick with the protection AOL provides, rather than using a home-based solution. If your son is becoming a hacker, he will be able to circumvent any home-based measures with surprising ease, using information gleaned from various hacker sites.

    2. Are you finding programs on your computer that you don't remember installing?

    Your son will probably try to install some hacker software. He may attempt to conceal the presence of the software in some way, but you can usually find any new programs by reading through the programs listed under "Install/Remove Programs" in your control panel. Popular hacker software includes "Comet Cursor", "Bonzi Buddy" and "Flash".

    The best option is to confront your son with the evidence, and force him to remove the offending programs. He will probably try to install the software again, but you will be able to tell that this is happening, if your machine offers to "download" one of the hacker applications. If this happens, it is time to give your son a stern talking to, and possibly consider punishing him with a grounding.

    3. Has your child asked for new hardware?

    Computer hackers are often limited by conventional computer hardware. They may request "faster" video cards, and larger hard drives, or even more memory. If your son starts requesting these devices, it is possible that he has a legitimate need. You can best ensure that you are buying legal, trustworthy hardware by only buying replacement parts from your computer's manufacturer.

    If your son has requested a new "processor" from a company called "AMD", this is genuine cause for alarm. AMD is a third-world based company who make inferior, "knock-off" copies of American processor chips. They use child labor extensively in their third world sweatshops, and they deliberately disable the security features that American processor makers, such as Intel, use to prevent hacking. AMD chips are never sold in stores, and you will most likely be told that you have to order them from internet sites. Do not buy this chip! This is one request that you must refuse your son, if you are to have any hope of raising him well.

    4. Does your child read hacking manuals?

    If you pay close attention to your son's reading habits, as I do, you will be able to determine a great deal about his opinions and hobbies. Children are at their most impressionable in the teenage years. Any father who has had a seventeen year old daughter attempt to sneak out on a date wearing make up

  21. Re:The bad news on The 300 km/h Superbus · · Score: 1

    The man opposite you has a T shirt that says "I AM A MOTHERFUCKER"

    http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/epic-beard-man

  22. Re:Ok... on The 300 km/h Superbus · · Score: 1

    You could probably do that with a ground effect plane. Though it would be somewhat unnerving to have one pass above your car.

  23. Re:Ok... on The 300 km/h Superbus · · Score: 1

    I wonder how efficient a ground effect vehicle would be?

    http://www.damninteresting.com/ground-effect-vehicles/

    A regular jumbo jet is already pretty good in terms of mpg/passenger, and ground effect is supposed to be better.

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704901104575423261677748380.html

    The sweet spot for fuel economy is often the basic single-aisle jet, often producing mpg better than bigger planes and superior to smaller regional jets as well. Boeing says the champ in its current line-up is the 737-900 with 180 passengers flying 1,000 miles. It gets nearly 99 mpg. The plane with the best average mpg in Airbus's current line-up is the A320 family.

    At the other extreme, once the engines become viable you could imagine skimming the surface of the atmosphere in a space plane at hypersonic speeds.

    It's a shame the US Government is spending billions on 19th Century technology instead of spending millions on scramjets or whatever the most promising contender is.

  24. Re:Sounds super on The 300 km/h Superbus · · Score: 2

    You could put a padded cow catcher on the front to loft pedestrians harmlessly over the top of the vehicle.

  25. Re:god the 70's had some AWFUL movies on The 300 km/h Superbus · · Score: 1